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S: H. DIOKERSON- & RS. GILBERT.

MATCH- DELIVERINGDEVIGE.

No. 542.333. I Pai'ented July 9,1895;

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersfatent No. 542,333, dated July 9, 1895.

' hpplicationfiled'September19,1895 Serial No. 522,629. (No mare.)

To azz whom iv may concern Be"it known that we, SAMUEL H. DICKER- soN'iand E ANK S. GILBERT, citize'ns of the United States, residing at, Cleveland, in the, 'county'of Quyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MatchaDeliverin'g Devices, of which the following-is a-specification, reference be- I log had therein to the accompanying drawings. v

Our invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements in match-safes; and. its objects are to' provide an improved and compact device whereby matches can be delivered singly from a receptacle upon the depressionof a spring-actuated slide, andalso to secure a cutter to this reciprocating slide whereby the end of a cigar may be clipped otf simultaneously with the delivery of the match.

Anothercbj-ectofthe-dnvention is to provide an automatic alarm'gmechanism which will operate at the delivery of each'match'to give. notice that a match has been drawn from the match-receptacle.

' The invention consistsof-the novel combi- 1 nation andconstruction of parts ofthe device, which -.Wil]. 'b'e hereinafter specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended. v

In the drawings, Figure -l is a perspective view of the match-safe;- Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical sectional View thereof, and Fig. 3 a

transverse vertical sectional view of the device.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates a cylindrical receptacle, of a suitable diameter, supported in' a horizontal -2, whichare secu red to a suitable base. 4

position by means of the twolegs or supports The receptaclel is closed at one of its vertical ends and open at its other, and from the center ofthe closed end a' stationary shaft 3pr0- Jects inwardly through therecep'tacle and exameter 'of'the receptacle 1. Fromtheci'rcu'mference of the cylinder t projectthree tQWSof radial pins 5, oneof said rows being near each end of the cylinder and the other grow-hein'gdngthe center thereof. Thes'e'pins matches, extend with-in a'very slightdistance of the inner surface of the receptacle 1, and the pins in each row area sufficient'distance apart toreceive between them a match or other article to be delivered, and the pins of the three rows are in line with each other, .in order that the article placed between them will beheld in the proper position for delivery through the longitudinal delivery-opening 6- in the receptable, said opening being below the ho'rizontal centerof the receptacle.

In order to close theopen endof the receptacle 1, I provide a disk 7, whiph closely 'fits within the receptacle 1 and is provided with a central aperture, through which the free end of the shaft 3 projects. Secured to the outer side of this disk is a'bail 8, which is formed with a rectangular-slotf9, through which the rectangular head 10,-formed on the'outer end of the shaft 3, extends. This head is secured t0 the shaft by means of a reduced neck 10". To retain the disk 7 in position in the receptacle it is simply necessary to turn itformed on the outer end of the shaft 3, and

when itisdesired to remove the diskfroni the receptacle it is simply necessary to bring the slot 9 in alignment with the head 10 on the shaft 3.

Between the outer end of the cylindrical conveyer 4 and the disk 7 is placed a spring- Washer 11, the'tension of which forces the conveyer inwardly against a suitable washer placed between the inner end of'the conveyer and the closed end of the receptacle and holds the conveyer againstany accidental movement and also prevents it from revolving too far when operated by the delivery mechanism, whi'ch is hereinafter described.

The tension of this washer also forces the disk 7 outwardly and causes the bail 8 to bind against the inner surface of the rectangular head 10 and prevents. any accidental displacement of the disk.

Secured'tothe forward side of the'receptacle 1 and extending the entire width .of the same is a horizontal support 12, whose forward end is suitably braced by an inclined bracketl3. Mounted on thissupport12 is'a Circular openings 16, of 'difierent diameters,'

are formed inthis plate near its upper end for the passage of the cigar-tip, which is to bechpped oh by the reciprocating cutter, as will be set forth.

A plate 17 is mounted to slide vertically inv the ways and-carries on its forward side a V-shaped knife l8,whieh is so located on said plate that when the plate is depressed the knife will clip oft the end of the cigar placed in either of the openings 16. Slots 19 19, which. register with the openings 16, are formed in this plate to permit of the reciprocation of the plate 17 without injury to the uncut cigar-tip. A slot 20 is formed in the upper end of the plate 17 and a screw 21 is passed through the plate 14 and through said slot 20 to limit themovement of the plate 17, and a receptacle 22 is secured to the rear side of the plate 17, below the slots 10, to receive the clipped-oft ends of the cigars. To the lower end of the plate 17, in the center thereof, is secured a downwardly extending bar 23, which extends through a slot formed in the support 12, and said bar carries arearwardly- 'extending finger 24, which finger extends throngha slot formed in the receptacle 1. The lower end of this finger engages one of the central* row of radial pins 5 when the plate 17 is depressed and revolves the conveyer 4 suihciently to bring one of the arti? cl es held by said pins oppositetho. deliveryopening 6 of said receptacle. .In order, to raise the plate 17 after it has been depressed to operate the delivery mechanism, I inter pose acoil-spring 25 between the bottom of the receptacle '22 and the support 12..

Secured to the rear side of the forward leg or support 2 of the receptacle is aspring-arm 26, which carries at its freeend. a small weight, as shown,= and said arm is provided with an-upwardly-extending finger 27, which extends through a slot in the receptacle 1 and into the path of one of the rows of pins 5, said pins depressing the 'arm 26 by engagingthe Securcdtothe rear leg 2 is an arnr finger 27. which supports a bell, 28 in a-suitahle position to be struck by the weight on the free end oithe arm 26 when the finger of said arm is releasedfrom engagement with onset the pins 5, which will be simultaneously with the delivery of the match. p

A suitable delivery-spout or recei ving-s'helt receives th matches from the delivery-opening-6, anda suitable operating-handle or thumb-piece is secured to the plate 17.

From the foregoing it will be readily under-- stood that I provide a simple and easily-operated delivering device, which may be used for the delivery of articles other than matches. By providing the removable end 7 all the compartments of the conveycr are exposed at one time and may be very readily filled. It will also be readily seen that by the use of the radial pins 5 for holding theartiticles to bedeliv'ered the proper delivery of the article through the opcning6 is insured, as there will bevery little friction between the article and the pins to retard its delivery.

.IIaving tlius fully described my-invention, what I claim is 1. A match delive'ringdevice consisting of a horizontally supported cylindrical receptacle, openat one of its ends and provided with a longitudinal delive'ry pening below the horizontal'centerof, said receptacle, a cylindrical conveyer' loosely mounted therein, and provided with means for carrying articles to be delivered, a removable cover for the open end ot'the receptacle, a friction device carried by the receptacle and. interposed between the removable cover and the end of the convcyer and adapted to prevent any accidental movement of said removable cover and means for intermittently revolving the conveyer, substantially as described.

2. A match delivering device consisting of ahorizontally supported cylindrical receptacle provided with a longitudinal delivery opening, located as described, a cylindrical conveyor mounted to revolve therein, a spring- ,controlled sliding plate supported on the recept'acle and provided with, a projection adapted to enter the receptacle and engage the conveyer' and revolve it when said plate is depressed, a spring arm carried by the'device and provided with a projection which enters the receptacle and is adapted to be intermittently engaged by the conveyor, and a bell supported in a position to be struck by the free end of said spring arm, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.'

3. A match delivering device consisting of a horizontal cylindrical receptacle open at one of its ends, and provided with a longitudinal delivery Opening, a shaft in said receptacle,a cylindrical con veyer on said shaft, a removable cover or end 7 for the open end .of the receptacle, means for removabiy securing said end in place, said means consisting of the slotted bail 8 carried by the end 7, the head 10 and neck 10* formed on the shaft 3 and means for revolving the conveyer, substantially as'described.

In testimony whereof we ailix oursignatu res in presence of two witnesses.

- SAMUEL H. DICKERSON. 4 FRANK S. GILBERT. Witnesses:

B. B. Avnnv.

T. J. GILBERT. 

